Chapter 7

Victoria, Peter, and Eric walked through the front door of Vivian and Gabriel's house. Inside were Christina, Vivian, Gabriel, Ulf, Willem, and the rest of Victoria's brothers. The three of them took a seat on the couch and looked to Ulf who was standing.

"What's going on?" Victoria asked Christina. She shrugged.

"Everyone, may I have your attention please?" Ulf said seriously. Everyone looked to Ulf who seemed to be serious, which was odd for him. "I have good and bad news… The good news is…Finn is dead."

Everyone smiled and sighed with relief.

"Oh thank god." Gabriel said. "I thought it was someone important."

"Daddy?" Eric whimpered.

"Bad news…so is Gregory."

"WHAT? NOOOOOOOO!" everyone shouted, tears welling in their eyes.

"By the way, I was just kidding." Ulf said laughing.

"So Gregory isn't dead?" Vivian asked.

"He's alive."

"And Finn's not dead either?" Gabriel asked with a frown. Ulf shrugged.

"Sorry."

Finn and Gregory came out of the closet.

"Thanks. I see how much you don't love me." Finn said.

"We were just kidding around sweetie. We knew the whole time it was a joke." Christina said hugging him.

"We did?" Eric asked.

"You guys didn't, but we did. Come on, your radio truck is right outside." Christina explained. Finn laughed a bit.

"So wait, there was no crisis? We got out of school for nothing?" Peter said upset. "Sweet!" Damien said.

"You don't even go to school, why would you care?" Victoria said.

"Touché little sis."

"No, it wasn't for nothing." Finn said. "I wanted to take the time to announce its Christina's birthday tonight."

"You remembered?" Christina asked with a smile.

"Of course baby."

"I had to remind him." Vivian said. Finn shot her a look.

"Eh, I'm not surprised." Christina said.

"And tonight, we will have a romantic evening by the river." Finn said with his seductive look. Christina smiled.

"Aw, Finn." She said. She gave him a hug and a kiss. "I can't wait."

"So, that was it?" Gabriel asked.

"No silly. I got a new shirt too!" Finn said excitedly. "Check it out."

"I thought your radio station was SROL. Why does it say SCJM?" Gabriel commented.

"They changed their name."

Victoria laughed.

"Um…Mrs. G can I talk to you upstairs for a moment?" Eric asked.

"Sure Eric."

Vivian and Eric walked up the stairs. Victoria looked at them suspiciously. What is he up to? She knew it wasn't anything bad. Victoria walked to the kitchen and grabbed a snack. She munched on her granola bar, and decided to go upstairs in her room. When she walked in her room she saw her mom sitting in a chair, while Eric was on one knee with a ring in his finger. They looked at her and she looked at them. After about ten seconds she shut the door. She paused and then opened the door again.

"What are-" She stopped herself and then made her way down stairs again. She took a seat on the couch and Eric came down the stairs.

"Hey." He said taking a seat next to her.

"Hey." She replied still confused.

"Look about what happened upstairs-"

"Its ok. I don't think want to know."

Eric shrugged his shoulders.

"Ok. Um…I was thinking since my parents will be out tonight if you wanted to come over."

She smiled. "Ok."

Eric's heart skipped a bit and he had a huge smile on his face. "Cool."

Later that night, Christina met Finn by the river. There were a couple of lawn chairs, a picnic basket, and a picnic blanket. Finn looked really good in the moonlight. The water was shimmering with the moonlight. Overall, it looked really romantic.

"Hey sweetie." Christina said with a smile. "I'm happy to say, you did a nice job."

"Thank you." He got off his chair and took Christina in his arms. "Come lets move this party over here."

They sat on the picnic blanket and Finn took out some of the food. There was hot dogs, chips, soda, and for dessert, cupcakes. She was a little disappointed, but it's the thought that counts.

"How about some music?" Finn said. Christina nodded. He turned on the radio, and playing was "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne. From the bushes, Willem was watching the two of them. Willem has always had a crush on Christina, from the beginning. And lately, he could see Finn doing so many things wrong. He figured it was only a matter time before the relationship ended. And he was waiting for that time, to make his move. He wasn't hoping for the moment, he wasn't that cruel. Finn is his twin brother, but if they did break up he would love to have his chance.

"Alright!" Finn shouted.

"Finn, change the song." Christina said.

"But I love this song. Come on sweetie."

"Change it."

"Strike one." Willem whispered to himself.

"Why are being so mean? It's a great song."

"Strike two."

"I am, am I?"

Finn looked down, knowing he just screwed up again. Suddenly, he looked at the river. And floating to the top was a pile of dead bodies, skeletons, and random bones.

"Oh gross!" Finn shouted. Christina looked at the river and saw all the dead bodies. She got more upset and looked sternly at Finn.

"Hey, I didn't invite them." He said. She rolled her eyes and transformed into a wolf. "She's pissed."

"Strike three." Willem said in front of Finn. He pushed Finn in the lake and he started screaming like a little girl. He saw Willem chase after Christina, but he was still screaming. About three minutes later, Gabriel and Vivian came running to the lake.

"Finn, what are you screaming about? We heard you all the way at the house." Vivian said.

"There are dead bodies in here." Finn whimpered.

"Come on." Gabriel said in disbelief. "Get real."

A body rose to the surface of the water.

"Oh my god." Vivian said. She looked around. "Wait a minute…where's Christina?"

"She's with Willem." Finn said casually.

"You do you know he still has a crush on her right?" Vivian said.

"What?"

Meanwhile...

"Christina wait up!" Willem barked. They both transformed to their human form. Christina looked at Willem and sighed.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I was uh taking a walk."

Christina didn't bother caring if he was telling the truth or not.

"So you saw what happened huh?"

Willem nodded. He put an arm her shoulder and walked with her.

"Finn means well." Willem says.

"I know…he's just frustrating sometimes. Its like I have a second child instead of a husband." She said. "Although, then that would be considered wrong what we do in the bedroom." She added with a chuckle. By this time they were at Willem's place sitting on the couch. Willem moved closer. Christina closed her eyes and leaned in a little bit. Suddenly, she opened her eyes and backed away.

"I'm sorry Willem. I can't." Christina said. Willem opened his eyes and looked at Christina. "You're a great guy and everything, but he's my husband and I love him. I could never do anything like this to him."

"But he's an idiot." Willem said.

"Yes…but he's my idiot." She said with a small smile. She touched his cheek. "You'll find someone, Willem. But it's not me."

All of a sudden the door slammed down to the floor. They both looked up startled. Standing in the doorway was Finn. Finn was wet, and was covered with leaves and a skeleton.

"You do know the door was unlocked right?" Willem said.

"Shut up. And get away from my woman." Finn said. Finn took the skeleton's hand and threw it at his brother. It hit him across the face and he fell of his chair, and he became unconscious. "You just got bitch slapped by a dead person."

"Finn!" Christina said. "That was so manly of you. Kicking down that doorway, coming to stop Willem."

"Well…" he says modestly. "I do what I can."

"I'd kiss you and all but you smell like dead people."

"I got you something, that I never had a chance to give you."

Christina's face lit up. "What?"

Finn pulled out a gold ring. It sparkled, but it could just be that it was wet. Christina looked at it and frowned.

"You got this from that dead person didn't you?"

"Eh, she wasn't using it anymore."

She rolled her eyes and gave Finn a hug. Gabriel and Vivian came running in and looked around.

"What the hell happened in here?" Vivian asked.

"Finn busted down the door, Willem got bitch slapped by a dead person, and Finn stole a ring from a dead body." Christina explained.

"The usual." Finn added.

Meanwhile…

Victoria put on her favorite red top with a black skirt. She also wore black high heels, and she straightened her hair. She could feel this was going to be a special night. She had Damien drop her off at Eric's. When she walked in, she saw Eric had set up a romantic dinner for two.

"You look great." Eric said.

"Thank you."

They sat down to eat. He had ordered pasta from Olive Garden. She knew he didn't make this, besides there was an Olive Garden bag in the trash. But she felt happy he would do so much to impress her. Suddenly, Eric looked very scared and nervous.

"Are you ok?" Victoria asked concerned.

"I'm fine." Eric said managing a smile. "Look, I didn't do all of this just to impress you. I wanted this night to be special." Victoria nodded to show she was listening intently. "Victoria, I love you so much. I can't even begin to explain in words how much I do." Her heart skipped a beat. "I know we're still in high school, and we will be for a couple of years. But I want to know if you'll marry me. When we're old enough. Someday..."

Victoria looked at Eric and saw the desperation in his eyes. He truly loved her, and she could see that. And she felt the same way. But she wasn't expecting anything like this. Eric waited in anticipation. "I…"

Author's Note: Dun dun dun! What's going to happen? Only I know. Hehehe. Hope you liked this chapter.